Bengal Tiger
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Lucky duck (or elephant)!!! I have yet to go to an Indian zoo, despite having been to India a fair few times. Maybe next time (whenever that’ll be) I can visit Vishakapatanam Zoo and see some of the tiger.
Animals You've Seen That Few Zoochatters Have Seen
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Randomname0183
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I might have been able to see Bengal tigers while I was in India quite a few years ago and visited Delhi zoo (I wasn’t very old back then so my memory isn)t very clear)
Anyhow, to avoid going off-topic, would the Adelie penguins at faunia be considered rare?
Anyhow, to avoid going off-topic, would the Adelie penguins at faunia be considered rare?
Adelies are fairly rare, but they're at several high-profile facilities so a lot of have people have probably seen them. Including myself.
They are certainly very rare when it comes to European collections - Faunia is the only holder.
Black footed ferret - Toronto only keeps one retiree on display and often its not visible. Not sure about the other 4 holders and having them on display so might be a rarity outside of the Toronto zoo chat members.
Vancouver Island marmot - kept off display at all Canadian facilities I just lucked into seeing one in for a health check at Toronto
White headed vulture - only 2 are kept in North America and Toronto has one. Not sure how common they are outside of North America to be fair.
Southern hairy nosed wombat - very small population in North America but likely more common outside of North America so might not count.
South African fur seal - Might be more common out side North America but I do believe Toronto was the only North American holder which would make it a rarity for North American zoo chat members not in Toronto.
Vancouver Island marmot - kept off display at all Canadian facilities I just lucked into seeing one in for a health check at Toronto
White headed vulture - only 2 are kept in North America and Toronto has one. Not sure how common they are outside of North America to be fair.
Southern hairy nosed wombat - very small population in North America but likely more common outside of North America so might not count.
South African fur seal - Might be more common out side North America but I do believe Toronto was the only North American holder which would make it a rarity for North American zoo chat members not in Toronto.
Many Zoochatters have probably seen one at the National Zoo.
Well far as North America, SDZ, Columbus, Brookfield, LA, and Memphis have them at least in addition to Toronto, all of which are fairly well visited by Zoochatters. Though wombats sometimes aren't the easiest to see so maybe it's hit and miss?
I can’t speak for the past but they are rare in Europe with only Longleat keeping them. Idk how’s big their population is on Australia.
When did they have the fur seal?
Until 2011 I believe, as that's when their penguins moved into their old exhibit.
From opening day until sometime in 2010 or 2011. I dont recall the exact time when the last Rosie left.
I did wonder about the ferrets at the National in particular. Wasnt sure if they were on display. Toronto only uses a single retiree who is usually hit or miss and if you dont eveb know where to look well you dont stand a shot. Glad more people get to see them than I thought. For those outside of North America though probably a species they have never seen.
Right with the wombats. I was thinking population size not the sizes of zoos they are at. When you point out where they are they would be pretty well seen. My bad.
So right around when my visits were
I'm having a hard time picturing pinnipeds there, might need to see if I still have a map saved.The species is often difficult to see at Smithsonian (when the building is open) but zooamerica has the species and it's always visible. 21 places in the USA have them, with phoenix probably being the largest.
So right around when my visits were
If you are familiar at all with the zoo they were where the African penguins are now. They are by the African restaurant in the savanna. Use google earth to view it. The zoo only has 2 bug blue pools. Ones for the polar bears and the other is for the penguins. Once you find it drop down into street view to see it. Sure that image is for the penguins but honestly not a ton changed to covert to penguins.
Most of the wombats in North America are Southern Hairy-noses, but most of the wombats in Europe are Common Wombats (as said above, only Longleat keeps Southern Hairy-noses in Europe).
However they are really common in Australian zoos and wildlife parks, so the majority of Australians and zoo-visitors-to-Australia will have seen them.
Interesting. I didn't have any problem seeing them on either of my Smithsonian visits. Might just be good luck. I also saw one at ZooAmerica, but didn't mention it since that is not as well-visited of a facility as the Smithsonian.
Cheyenne Mountain Zoo has a black footed ferret on display in children's zoo building. I've seen it sleeping in it's exhibit
Black-footed Ferrets aren't exactly common in zoos but they aren't super rare, either. Several well-visited collections (such as Smithsonian National) keep them, so they don't qualify for this thread.
It's the exact same situation with Southern Hairy-nosed Wombat.
On the top of my head:
Montecristo Wild Goat
Asinara's White Donkey
Sardinian Mountain Newt
They can all be found in Bioparco Roma, I don't know how many people went to Rome and visited the zoo, but that's the only place where you can find the Montecristo goat and one of the few institutions where you can find the other 2
Montecristo Wild Goat
Asinara's White Donkey
Sardinian Mountain Newt
They can all be found in Bioparco Roma, I don't know how many people went to Rome and visited the zoo, but that's the only place where you can find the Montecristo goat and one of the few institutions where you can find the other 2